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Category: Climate Change

A single family home made of cardboard sits on a red furniture dolly. Human migration trends toward areas affected by wildfires. Anthropology Climate Change 

Human Migration Trends Toward Wildfire Hot Spots

January 27, 2023January 24, 2023 Science Connectedclimate change, extreme weather, heat wave, heat waves, migration, wildfires

Research into human migration shows distinct patterns, including the surprising trend toward areas affected by wildfires.

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Emperor penguins facing each other across a gap in the ice. Credit: Christopher Michel, CC BY 2.0 Biodiversity and Conservation Climate Change Ornithology 

Emperor Penguins Now a Threatened Species

January 18, 2023January 17, 2023 Science Connectedanimals, birds, climate change, conservation, extinction, penguins

Emperor penguins officially a threatened species because of projections of population decline from climate change and ineffective conservation.

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SciStarter graphic with a yellow tree and blue sky in the background. For the love of trees. Botany Climate Change Environment SciStarter Blog 

Girl Scouts: Citizen Scientists

October 14, 2022October 13, 2022 Science Connectedcitizen science, climate change, trees

The Girl Scouts have made trees a big part of their citizen science efforts. Read on for ways you can participate—scout or not!

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Image showing wheat sprouts, the green one on the right pretreated with ethanol to help survive droughts and the withered one on the left untreated. Botany Climate Change 

Ethanol May Help Crops Survive Droughts

September 21, 2022September 20, 2022 Science Connectedagriculture, biochemistry, botany, climate change, drought

Droughts can wreak havoc on food supply and crop production, but a new study shows that ethanol can help crops survive.

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Many fishes swimming above corals. Photo credit: NOAA's Coral Kingdom Collection, Bonaire 2008: Exploring Coral Reef Sustainability with New Technologies.; NOAA/OAR/OER Biodiversity and Conservation Climate Change Marine and Freshwater Biology 

Can Coral Reefs Escape to the Deep?

August 3, 2022August 3, 2022 Science Connectedclimate change, coral reefs, marine life, ocean

Many of the harms done by climate change and overfishing are worst near the surface. Could coral reefs relocate deeper to escape them?

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Underwater Gardening: Coral Reefs and Aquaculture Climate Change Ecology Marine and Freshwater Biology 

Coral Reefs Versus Climate Change

July 25, 2022July 6, 2022 Science Connectedcoral, coral reefs

Are you wondering how climate change is impacting coral reefs around the world? This roundup of articles will answer your questions.

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Pikas spend the summer gathering grasses and wildflowers to store for winter food. When summer temperatures are too high, the pikas can’t forage. (Photo by Chris Ray) Climate Change Environment Zoology 

Climate Change Threatens California Pikas

June 13, 2022June 13, 2022 Science Connectedanimals, climate change, environment, extinction, pikas

The beloved American pika is losing its habitat. These little animals could loose 75 percent of their range quite soon to climate change.

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pink sea fan coral Climate Change Ecology Marine and Freshwater Biology 

A Rosy Future for Pink Sea Fan Coral?

June 6, 2022July 30, 2022 Science Connectedcoral, coral reefs

Coral reefs are in trouble around the world with one possible exception. This coral species appears to be making the best of a bad situation.

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Biology Climate Change Oceanography SciStarter Blog 

Citizen Scientists Study Phytoplankton in Antarctica

April 11, 2022April 11, 2022 Science Connectedantarctica, citizen science, climate change, phytoplankton

Travelers with FjordPhyto sample phytoplankton in Antarctica, helping scientists learn how this fertile ocean region is changing.

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Stalks of wheat silhouetted against blue sky, July 1978. Botany Climate Change Genetics and Heredity 

Wild Relative of Wheat Could Help Curb Disease

April 4, 2022March 30, 2022 Science Connected

Stem rust might be the bane of a wheat crop, but researchers may have found a solution that could protect the popular grain.

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Spotlight: Environment

A single family home made of cardboard sits on a red furniture dolly. Human migration trends toward areas affected by wildfires. Anthropology Climate Change 

Human Migration Trends Toward Wildfire Hot Spots

January 27, 2023January 24, 2023 Science Connectedclimate change, extreme weather, heat wave, heat waves, migration, wildfires
Research into human migration shows distinct patterns, including the surprising trend toward areas affected by wildfires.
SciStarter Logo showing people out in the snow. In the center it reads "Play in the snow for science!" Blogs Citizen Science Environment SciStarter Blog 

Play in the snow … for science!

January 25, 2023January 22, 2023 Science Connectedcitizen science projects, environment, ice, lakes, snow, water
These five citizen science projects call on you to observe your local weather and bodies of water, snow or no!
Emperor penguins facing each other across a gap in the ice. Credit: Christopher Michel, CC BY 2.0

Emperor Penguins Now a Threatened Species

January 18, 2023January 17, 2023 Science Connectedanimals, birds, climate change, conservation, extinction, penguins
Skeletonized leaf typical of plots with bats excluded and trophic cascade prevented. Photo by Elizabeth Beilke, University of Illinois

Bats Protect Plants from Insects

January 13, 2023January 12, 2023 Science Connectedbats, defoliation, forests

Artificial Sweeteners Affect Our Bodies and Environment

December 9, 2022December 6, 2022 Science Connecteddiet
Fungi growing on mossy tree. Credit: Jesse Bauer/Unsplash

Fungi Bioblitz Follow-Up

November 18, 2022November 17, 2022 Science Connectedcitizen science, ecology, environment, fungi
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